Ambulance-stretcher.



E. CHASSAING- AMBULANCE STRETCHER.

APPLICATIDN FILED APR-5. 1917.

1,277,856. Patented Sept. 3,1918.

A T ram/Era if rrED STATES PATENT oEEIcE. A

EUGENE CHASSAING, 0F PARIS, FRANCE, ASSIGNOR T0 MARCEL'DUFOUR, EMILE JACQUELIN, AND RENE AOHILLE HE RY, OFTARIS, FRANCE.

. AMBULANcE-sTREToHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 1918.

Original application filed February 3, 1916, Serial No. 75,951. Divided and this application filed April 5,

' 1917. Serial No. 160,068. e I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE CHAssAINc,

a citizen of France, and a resident of Paris, France, have lnvented a new and Improved Ambulance-Stretcher, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to ambulance stretchers, of which this is a divisional application of my patent application, Serial No. 75,951, filed February 3, 1916. An object thereof is to provide a stretcher the flexible fabric of which can be easily and quickly detached from the poles without disturbing a wounded person resting thereon. Another object of the invention is to adapt my, stretcher to the existing types of stretchers.

With the above and other objects in View, the nature of which will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as herein fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of the application, similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a plan of the stretcher embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a cross section through the stretcher embodying my invention; and

Fig. 3 is a similar cross section showing a modified structure of the stretcher.

Referring to the drawings, 4 is a flexible fabric, suitable for the purpose, which is provided at each longitudinal edge with a hem 5. Each of the hems receives a flexible beading 6 formedof any suitable material,

- such, for example, as cord, leather or spiral spring.

The beading surrounded by the hem fits easily into a socket 7 through an end of the socket. Each ofthe sockets has a longitudinal slot 9 extending through the entire length thereof to allow the flexible fabric to 7 pass therethrough when the beads of the fabric are fitted into thesockets. The width of the slot is considerably less than the diameter of the beads, so there is no chance for the beads to be pulledthroughsaid slot.

The length of the socket is substantially the 7 same as that of the fabric Each of the 8 by any suitable means;

In Fig. 2 the sockets are made of two independent tube segments, each being'flanged the hems, and a slotted socket on each of the v sockets is secured to the outer side of a pole I I at the edge whereit is to be secured to the Pole.

poles adapted to receive a. hem of thefabric with the bead therein.

2. A stretcher comprising two longitudinal poles, a flexible fabric having a hem on each of its longitudinal edges, a flexible beading for each of the herns, anda socket secured to each of the poles for receiving a hem of the fabric with the bead therein,

saidsocket being formed of a pair of tubular segments presenting anopening on the outer side for the fabric to pass there'through when the hem and bead engage the segments formingthe socket. o 8. A stretcher comprising two longitudinal, poles, a flexible fabric having a hem on each of its longitudinal'edges, a fiexible'bead in each of the hems, and a socketsecured to each of the poles for receiving a hemf of the fabric with the bead therein, said socket being formed of apair of tubular segments spacedto present an opening on the outer side for the fabric to pass therethrough,

said segments having a flange whereby said segments may be secured to form the desired opening for the fabric.

' V 4. A stretcher, comprlsing a pair of poles, slotted sockets secured to the outer sides of the poles and terminating short of the ends of the poles, anda flexible fabric having at I its longitudinal edges, beads slidable; freely in the saidsockets;

EUGENE GHA'SSAING.

Witnesses:

CHAs. P. PR ssLY, FRANQOIS WEBER. t

7 Copies of this patent may be obtained for'five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' i Washington, 13.0. 

